MACCLAY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family MACCLAY come from? Is MACCLAY a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

MACCLAY in 1901

There were 333 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 1796th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Presbyterian: 157 (47.15%), Anglican: 135 (40.54%), Catholic: 22 (6.61%), Methodist: 9 (2.70%), Plymouth Brethren: 6 (1.80%), Other / Not Given: 4 (1.20%)

MACCLAY Surname Map in Ireland in 1901

MACCLAY in 1911

There were 317 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 1843rd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

MACCLAY Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for MACCLAY

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname MACCLAY.

MACCLAY in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

MACCLAY Farmer Surname Map in 1901

MACCLAY in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACCLAY who are Catholic in each locality

MACCLAY Catholic Surname Map in 1901

MACCLAY in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACCLAY who are Anglican in each locality

MACCLAY Anglican Surname Map in 1901

MACCLAY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACCLAY who are Presbyterian in each locality

MACCLAY Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

MACCLAY in Scotland

The MACCLAY Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the MACCLAY surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.